15 Things to do After Buying Samsung Galaxy S8

Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus is the latest buzz in the world of technology. The company rolled out these amazing gadgets recently and in the quest to lure the customers, the company has endowed it with some superb features.

Samsung Galaxy S8 is super cool and before you start using the gadget when you buy it, there are some suggestive tips and things to do. Why not, you should check out all the cool features you lately bought Samsung Galaxy S8 comes endowed with and make best use of the same to enhance your experience.

The all new Samsung Galaxy S8 is nothing less than the perfect blend of style and smart functionality. Reading about Galaxy S8 cool features and what all you need to do before you start using the gadget in your day-to-day life is definitely worth it. So, what’s the wait for. Read our list of 15 things to do after buying Samsung Galaxy S8.

1. Buy a Suitable Cover

The very first thing we would suggest you to do after buying Samsung Galaxy S8 is to buy a case for your new gadget. Recently, we added some of the coolest handpicked cases for Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. If you haven’t checked the list, how about checking them out? Have a look at some of the best Galaxy S8 cases and best Galaxy S8 Plus cases. The cases for Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus listed have been carefully hand-picked. Take a look and I am sure you all would love them all. Buying a nice case will add to the look and feel of the device and will protect it from any kind of scratches.

2. Lock Your Phone: Iris Scanner

Change the way you unlock your phone. Samsung Galaxy S8 comes with one of the coolest features i.e unlocking the phone with your eyes. You can unlock your phone by scanning your eyeballs. If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you might not well like the feature because it doesn’t work with glasses or contact lenses. But then, this indeed is a fantastic feature that works surprisingly well.

Follow these steps to set the lock

Go to Settings

Clickon Lock Screen and Security

Select Iris Scanner

Read instructions and tap Continue

Hold your eyes in the viewfinder.

Tap Ok, when complete

3. Or Choose Fingerprint Scanner

This is not third thing to do in the list instead an option for the second one. If you don’t want to go for iris scanner, you can opt for fingerprint scanner. The device also has fingerprint scanner. Its right there at the back of the device just next to camera.

Go to Settings

Click on Lock screen and Security

Select Fingerprint Ccanner

Tap Add fingerprint

Follow the instructions until 100% of your fingerprint has been scanned.

Tap Done

Click on Fingerprint Unlock

4. Set Always on Display

If you want to change the way your screen appears when your device is in idle state, you can follow some simple steps and make the necessary changes.

Open Settings

Select lock screen and security

Click Always on Display.

This way you can change the clock layout, colors and backgrounds. You can also set (schedule) when the feature turns off.

5. Delete Useless Apps and Bloatware

If you believe there are no apps that are already on your device. There may be around 20 apps already on your device that you can delete right away. You can uninstall the app or disable them.

Open the app drawer to see all of your apps

Long-press on any app

Tap Select Multiple Items

Select all the apps you want to remove

Tap Uninstall

Tap Ok or Disable on all the prompts

6. Add Edge Panels

S8 has curvy display that means you can enjoy all the edge screen features. Add panels by following these steps.

Go to Settings

Click Display

Tap on Edge Screen

Select Edge panels

7. Edge Lighting

Enjoy the edge of the display light when you receive notifications. Simply enable Edge Lighting and leave the rest.

Go to Settings

Click on Display

Select Edge screen

Click Edge lighting

Tap Edge lighting and choose when to show it

8. Skipping the Lock Screen

You can use the Iris scanning lock or fingerprint lock (mentioned above) but then there is another way out to unlock your S8 at home. The device comes with a pressure sensitive home button, you can enable a feature that skips the lock screen after a hard press on the home button.

Open Settings

Click Display

Tap Navigation Bar

Enable Unlock with Home button

9. Swap Navigation Buttons

Galaxy S8 has software navigation buttons to let you easily swap them around. Yes, Samsung is the only Android OEM that uses the Recents, Home, Back order. You can easily swap between the navigation buttons by:

Go to Settings

Click Display

Select Navigation Bar

Button Layout

Choose Back, Home, Recents

10. Theme Picker is a Bliss

Samsung Galaxy S8 comes with built-in theme picker. There are a number of themes available and many more that can be downloaded. The themes can change your wallpaper, icons, sounds, system apps and user interface thereby giving a new feel.

Long-press on any blank space on the home screen

Tap Wallpapers and Themes

Go to the Themes

Scroll down and explore themes

Select the theme of your choice and download.

Tap Apply

11. Use It With One Hand

Want to know how to use Galaxy S8 with one hand? Well, Samsung has included a One-handed mode feature so that you all can use the device easily.

Go to Settings

Clickon Advanced Features

Tap One-handed Mode

Either swipe up diagonally from either bottom corner or tap the home button three times.

Tap outside the display to go full screen

12. Meet Bixby Assistant

Bixby is the virtual assistant that Samsung has added to Galaxy S8. Bixby comes with a page that displays cards with useful information. Check how to use Bixby on Samsung Galaxy S8:

Press the Bixby button on the left side of the device

Click Start

Agree to the conditions

If you want to customize Bixby and what it shows, you need to follow the below listed simple steps:

Tap the Settings icon in the upper right

Select Hello Bixby cards

Tap on all the content you want to see

Select Hello Bixby on lock screen

Bring all the content you want to see on the lock screen

Once this is done, you can use Bixby by swiping to the left on Samsung’s launcher or pressing physical button.

13. Rearrange Quick Setting Icons

Samsung has made efforts by including this feature to make things less messy for users. With it, users can organize the icons in ‘Quick Settings’ and put your favorites at the top. How? Read on!

Pull down on the Notification shade

Pull down again to show all the Quick Settings

Tap the three-dot menu icon and select Button order

Drag and drop icons to rearrange

Move icons to the bottom to remove from Quick Settings

Tap the back button when finished

14. Put SD Card

This actually should be done before you start using the device. Samsung has added the micro SD card slot back. Upgrade your storage capacity by putting the SD card and enjoy extra space for your valuable data. You can use any of the SD card of any company but we recommend to use these for best performance.

15. Enable Multiple Window

Want to know how to enable multiple window on Galaxy S8. You can enable multiple window feature by following these simple steps:

Go to Settings

Click on Advanced features

Tap Multi window.

Also, you can look for a pop-up window feature, which allows you to place a floating app window on your screen.

That’s not all, Samsung Galaxy S8 has lots in store But that you’ll know about once you start using the device. However, these are the some of the things you should do after buying Samsung Galaxy S8. Have more suggestions? Do let us know.

1 COMMENT

For me setting up the iris scanner is a must do as I am personally not a fan of the fingerprint scanner location, even if it is justified by the lack of bezels. Also deleting the pre-installed bloat is one of the first things I do with any new phone, especially devices that do not run stock Android. I also like the always-on display feature, especially as you can schedule when it is active.